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My Epson 1290 always had similar problems when I left it for such periods. I have cured the problem by leaving the printer plugged in, switched through a 7-day timer, which switches it on once a week. On start-up, the printer goes through a short cleaning cycle - that seems to keep things fluid...

You talk about Lyson refillable cartridges. Don't touch them! I have tried them and they leak ink. Marrutt sent me three, they all leaked. Fir the last 3 years I have used a Lysin CIS on my Epson 1290, but when it too developed a leak, and I tried to replace it, Lyson referred me to Marrutt...

The problem which is bugging me is that I can't get decent prints out of Aperture 3; they are far,far too dark. The same pics are just fine via Lightroom, and via Aperture 2 on my MacBook, but with Ap 3 I can't do anything useful. I've cancelled black point comp, and increased brightness from...

Epson still haven't released new drivers for Snow Leopard for some of their old printers. I use a 1290, currently with 10.5.8, and the old (v3.9) Epson driver - there is nothing more recent. Apple have recently released a series of new Snow Leopard-compatible printer drivers, including one for...

After several years of digital photography, a system has emerged which involves starting with a download from the minidisc, etc into DxO (which corrects for camera/lens specific problems) to produce an uncompressed tiff. These are 'foldered' by date and location, to be further treated when time...

I second Craikeybaby - Photoshop Elements is more than merely adequate for most photographic needs, and MUCH less pricy.

I have been using Aperture since it came out. V.1 had some problems, but the latest version is simplicity itself; typically intuitive, as Apple products should be. I also have Lightroom 2 from Adobe, and Lightzone; I find Lightzone very useful, as it has a totally different way of working...

Good luck - you will be glad you did.

That's correct. . .. artH

I have always been a photographer, paying for my first equipment when VERY young by taking Christmas photographs of children for their adoring parents to send to relatives; I quickly decided I preferred landscapes! Since then I have had many photos published in written articles based on my...

I am re-writing this because I have myself learnt something today. Having for some months been diverted from printing by other pressures, I only recently went back to my photographic activities. Since last I printed, my G4 Mac died and has been replaced by a new 27" iMac. I have also started...

I bought a role of Colorama paper, 2.5 metres wide and I don't remember how long, many years ago. It has been used as background for many photoshoots, stapled to a bar along the ceiling at the end of my office/studio, (and removed when now needed) and allowed to hang free and run under the...

I have used the PowerShot S45, and more recently the S80, on ski-touring trips over the last 8 years, so would expect the new S90 to be very good, even though it doesn't have a viewfinder. It is less expensive than the G10, smaller and lighter. Prints from my S80 compare well with prints from my...

Altho' I am waiting for the myriad of little problems to be ironed out before I upgrade to Snow Leopard, I had a similar problem earlier, with OS 10.5.11. Apple sorted it out in a call to their help line. Although you have to pay for the call, and it is likely to be quite long, they talked me...